GIVING DIRECTIONS

A presentation by Inma Domínguez

 ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS
● ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
How do I get to...? (¿Cómo se va a...?)
How can I get to...? (¿Cómo puedo ir a ...?)
Can you tell me the way to...? (¿Puede decirme cómo ir a...?)
Where is...? (¿Dónde está...?)

-Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Oxford Street?

-Yes, go straight on and take the second street on the left.
 GIVING DIRECTIONS
● Go straight on (until you come to …) Siga recto (hasta que llegue a...).
● Turn back./Go back. Vuelva
● Turn left/right (into … street). Gire a la izda. / dcha. en la calle...
● Go along /up / down … street Vaya por la calle...
● Cross … cruce...
● Take the first/second road on the left/right Coja la primera/ segunda calle a la izda. /
dcha.
● It's on the left/right. Está a la izda, / dcha.
● Opposite En frente de
● Near Cerca de
● Next to Al lado de
● Between Entre Turn left into Baker Street.
● At the end (of) Al final de
● On/at/ around the corner En / al volver la esquina
● Behind Detrás de
● In front of delante de
 WHAT WORDS ARE MISSING?

GO _______ GO _________
THE STREET ON GO ____ THE TURN
STREET _________
THE CORNER

TURN _______
TAKE THE TAKE THE TURN______
FIRST FIRST
TURNING ON TURNING ON
THE _______ THE ________
 WHAT WORDS ARE MISSING? Check your answers

GO _along_____ GO TURN
THE STREET _straight_ GO _up___ _around_ THE
ON THE STREET CORNER

TAKE THE TAKE THE TURN_right TURN

FIRST FIRST _left_____
TURNING ON TURNING ON
THE THE
_left_____ right_____
DIALOGUE
Fill in the gaps:
-Excuse me, Can you _________ me the way to the post office?
- Sure, go __________ this street and ___________ left at the
crossroads. The post office is ______ the left.
-Thank you!
-You're welcome!
DIALOGUE Check!
Fill in the gaps:
-Excuse me, Can you ___tell______ me the way to the post office?
- Sure, go ___along_______ this street and _____turn______ left at
the crossroads. The post office is __on____ the left.
-Thank you!
-You're welcome!
FILL THE GAPS WITH THE WORDS PROVIDED:
can / excuse / welcome / opposite / along / right / turn / take / straight / end

A- __________ me, how ________ I get to the castle?

B- Go __________ this road, then ___________ left and continue for about
100 metres. Then____________ the second turning on the ____________.
Go ______________ on for about 150 metres. The castle is at the _______ of
the road, __________ the cinema.
A- Thank you very much.
B- You're ____________.
FILL THE GAPS WITH THE WORDS PROVIDED: Check!

A- ___excuse _______ me, how __can______ I get to the castle?

B- Go ___along______ this road, then _turn_______ left and continue for
about 100 metres. Then___take_________ the second turning on the
__right__________. Go ___straight_________ on for about 150 metres.
The castle is at the _end______ of the road, __ opposite________ the
cinema.
A- Thank you very much.
B- You're __welcome__________.